diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go b/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
index 60c0fc462..346f575cd 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
@@ -293,8 +293,9 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 			Directories: b.config.FloppyConfig.FloppyDirectories,
 		},
 		&stepRemoteUpload{
-			Key:     "floppy_path",
-			Message: "Uploading Floppy to remote machine...",
+			Key:       "floppy_path",
+			Message:   "Uploading Floppy to remote machine...",
+			DoCleanup: true,
 		},
 		&stepRemoteUpload{
 			Key:     "iso_path",
diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/driver_esx5.go b/builder/vmware/iso/driver_esx5.go
index 47fe70666..ae50388ab 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/driver_esx5.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/driver_esx5.go
@@ -569,6 +569,10 @@ func (d *ESX5Driver) mkdir(path string) error {
 	return d.sh("mkdir", "-p", path)
 }
 
+func (d *ESX5Driver) remove(path string) error {
+	return d.sh("rm", "-rf", path)
+}
+
 func (d *ESX5Driver) upload(dst, src string) error {
 	f, err := os.Open(src)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/remote_driver.go b/builder/vmware/iso/remote_driver.go
index 4c6dc18e4..8d350120d 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/remote_driver.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/remote_driver.go
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ type RemoteDriver interface {
 	// Uploads a local file to remote side.
 	upload(dst, src string) error
 
+	// Forcefully remove a path from the remote side.
+	remove(path string) error
+
 	// Reload VM on remote side.
 	ReloadVM() error
 }
diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/remote_driver_mock.go b/builder/vmware/iso/remote_driver_mock.go
index adf5fa713..fe7e717bb 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/remote_driver_mock.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/remote_driver_mock.go
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ func (d *RemoteDriverMock) IsDestroyed() (bool, error) {
 }
 
 func (d *RemoteDriverMock) upload(dst, src string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (d *RemoteDriverMock) remove(path string) error {
 	return d.uploadErr
 }
 
diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/step_remote_upload.go b/builder/vmware/iso/step_remote_upload.go
index c4dfda8e5..5a50dd3e7 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/step_remote_upload.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/step_remote_upload.go
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ import (
 // stepRemoteUpload uploads some thing from the state bag to a remote driver
 // (if it can) and stores that new remote path into the state bag.
 type stepRemoteUpload struct {
-	Key     string
-	Message string
+	Key       string
+	Message   string
+	DoCleanup bool
 }
 
 func (s *stepRemoteUpload) Run(_ context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
@@ -50,4 +51,27 @@ func (s *stepRemoteUpload) Run(_ context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) mult
 }
 
 func (s *stepRemoteUpload) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {
+	if !s.DoCleanup {
+		return
+	}
+
+	driver := state.Get("driver").(vmwcommon.Driver)
+	// ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
+
+	remote, ok := driver.(RemoteDriver)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+
+	path, ok := state.Get(s.Key).(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("Cleaning up remote path: %s", path)
+	err := remote.remove(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error cleaning up: %s", err)
+	}
+
 }